A peek at Life on the Road
Author: John W.
Day 16, Wednesday 5/10/2023, Niagara Falls, at Night Niagara Falls is a sought after worldwide destination, the international airport is busy with flights overhead, and the diversity of visitors abounds. Major attractions are of course viewing locations of both the US and Canadian falls, but also the cave of the winds where you travel … Continue reading Niagara Falls, at Night
Day 15, Tuesday 5/9/2023, Niagara Falls, by Bike There are many fabulous tales of daredevils riding in barrels over the famous falls. We are peddling to the falls today, but not over the edge. It is early May, and the flow level is still high due to spring conditions. The Niagara River contains the … Continue reading Niagara Falls, by Bike
Day 14, Monday 5/8/2023, Branches Campground, Grand Island, NY I am not sure I have written solely about a campground that was not a state or US park, but this campground is very cool. Credit goes to Richie and L2 for finding this place and telling us about it. First, location on Grand Island … Continue reading Branches Campground, Grand Island, NY
Day 13, Sunday 5/7/2023, Allegheny State Park, NY This New York Sate Park is just north of the Allegheny National Forest immediately south. The large 65,000 acre park was originated in 1924 in a region of the upper waters of the Allegheny River and reservoir. In 1933, the CCC contributed with much of the … Continue reading Allegheny State Park, NY
Day 12, Saturday 5/6/2023, Presque Isle State Park, PA Drive west from the camp for 1 hour, leaving New York and back to Pennsylvania to Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie. This 3,200 acre park lies entirely within Lake Erie, and is 4 miles off shore from the former industrial city of Erie, … Continue reading Presque Isle State Park, PA
Day 11, Friday 5/5/2023, Chautauqua Lake Region NY It rained overnight,.. again. The morning looks promising for dryer weather. The camper gets damp, contents get damp, closets get damp and hatches get wet after so many cold wet days. Campers have small living space, which absorb a lot of moisture. As this day continues, … Continue reading Chautauqua Lake Region, NY
Day 9, Wednesday 5/3/2023, Short Walks at Cook Forest Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day… 9 days without WiFi computer connection, I drove and parked near a small country shop and found WiFi to upload some blog pages, something to do during the rain. We have been lucky at this campground … Continue reading Short Walks at Cooks Forest
Day 7, Monday 5/1/2023, Parker Dam State Forest, PA, May Day Today is checkout from Parker Dam. This has been a great park and campground with spacious sites, and great recreation on site. The lands here were the site of a logging camp and later a CCC camp which build the dam for Parker … Continue reading Parker Dam State Forest, Cook Forest State Park, PA
Day 6, Sunday 4/30/2023, Kinzua (Kin-zoo) Bridge and Straub Brewing The Kinzua Bridge in McKean County, PA became a state park in 1963. The original iron structure was built in 1882 and is an engineering marvel at 2053’ long. It was the tallest railroad bridge when built, and is the third tallest today at … Continue reading Kinzua (Kin-zoo) Bridge and Straub Brewing, PA
Day 5, Saturday 4/29/2023, Pennsylvania Wilds The Pennsylvania Wilds is a mountainous region in the north-central section of the state which is lightly developed and mostly protected land. The region claims to be larger the state of Connecticut and hosts large tracts of state forest, parks, and national forest land. Pennsylvania has 2.1 million … Continue reading Pennsylvania Wilds
Retired and Loving It 